Artificial regeneration of bottomland hardwoods in southern Mississippi on lands damaged by Hurricane Katrina
by Alkire, Derek Kyle, M.S., MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY, 2011, 62 pages; 1491038

Abstract:

Bare-root, container, and root production method (RPM™) seedlings of two oak species (Nuttall (Quercus texana Buckley), cherrybark (Q. pagoda Ell.)) were planted on lands damaged by Hurricane Katrina in southern Mississippi to compare the height growth, groundline diameter growth and survival of the different planting stocks. Tree shelters were applied to half of the bare-root seedlings to determine their effect on the height and groundline diameter growth and survival of the seedlings.

RPM seedlings exhibited significantly greater height and groundline diameter growth than bare-root or container seedlings after one growing season. Bare-root seedlings exhibited significantly greater height and groundline diameter growth than container seedlings. Tree shelters significantly increased height growth of bare-root seedlings; however, sheltered bare-root seedlings exhibited significantly less groundline diameter growth than non-sheltered seedlings. Cherrybark oak exhibited greater height growth than Nuttall oak, while Nuttall oak exhibited greater groundline diameter growth than cherrybark across all planting stocks.

 
AdviserAndrew W. Ezell
SchoolMISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY
SourceMAI/ 49-05, p. , May 2011
Source TypeThesis
SubjectsForestry
Publication Number1491038
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